Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences is a public university located in the center of Iran in the World Heritage city of Yazd. The university offers degrees in 102 programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, paramedical sciences, and health services ranging from associate degrees to sub-specialties and fellowships. The university administers 9 hospitals and over 90 clinics throughout the city and province of Yazd. History Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences was the first Iranian medical university founded after Islamic revolution by 45 medical students. The department was then converted into a University of Medical Sciences by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 1994. To date, over 20000 health professionals have been graduated from SSU in all branches of health care, including health, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, and paramedical sciences. Overview The University serves in these four areas of expertise: education, research, health promotion, and clinical affairs. According to Iran's health care system, the president of medical sciences university in each province is in charge of the whole health care system and related educational affairs of that province. Therefore, the following facilities are supervised by the president: • University schools • Research centers • Health centers • Hospitals and clinics • Pharmacies • Laboratories • Food and drug associations Academic programs 102 Degree Programs Professional Doctorates Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy Undergraduate Programs 2 Associate Degree 19 Bachelor's Degree Postgraduate Programs 32 Master's Degree 17 Medical Specialties 10 Dental Specialties 1 Medical Sub-specialty 10 Ph.D. by Course 5 Ph.D. by Research 2 Fellowships 1 MPH 21 Non-Degree Programs with scholarship Schools 1. International Campus 2. Medicine 3. Dentistry 4. Pharmacy 5. Public Health 6. Nursing and Midwifery 7. Paramedical Sciences 8. Traditional Medicine 9. Nursing (Meybod) 10. Paramedical Sciences (Abarkooh) Research Centers 1. Research and Clinical Center for Infertility 2. Stem Cell Biology 3. Recurrent Abortion 4. Cardiovascular Diseases 5. Diabetes 6. Industry-Caused Diseases 7. Social Determinants of Health 8. Health and Food Safety 9. Infectious and Tropical Diseases 10. Social Determinants of Oral Health 11. Hematology and Oncology 12. Otorhinolaryngology 13. Children Growth Disorders 14. Nursing and Midwifery Care 15. Reproductive Immunology 16. Trauma Other facilities 15 Dormitory sites accommodating over 2000 students (FREE Accommodations with optional VIP services for International Students) 13 Libraries with over 124,000 books and access to electronic resources 17 Journals 56 School Laboratories 5 University Hospitals University Language Center Various sport facilities